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³¾²¹²Ô±ç³Üé
[ mahng-key ]
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adjective
having failed, missed, or fallen short
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Why Dictionary.com chose ³¾²¹²Ô±ç³Üé
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- First recorded in 1770–80.
- From the French manquer, meaning “to lack, be short of.”
- Usually used postpositively after a noun.
EXAMPLES OF MANQUÉ
- She saw herself as an artist ³¾²¹²Ô±ç³Üé, working a desk job while her easel and paints gathered dust.
- He was a writer ³¾²¹²Ô±ç³Üé, having never completed the novel he dreamed of publishing.
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
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beatification
[ bee-at-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]
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noun
the act of making blissfully happy
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- First recorded in 1495–1505.
- From the Late Latin beatificare, to “make happy,” and borrowed directly from the French ²úé²¹³Ù¾±´Ú¾±³¦²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, “the act of making blessed or holy.”
EXAMPLES OF BEATIFICATIONÂ
- Volunteering at the shelter provided the woman an inner beatification that no material possession could replace.
- After winning the championship, the players were overwhelmed with a sense of beatification.
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- First recorded in the Middle English period, combining dogged1 + -ly.
- Earlier meaning “cruelly, maliciously,” and later meaning “with a dog’s persistence.”
EXAMPLES OF DOGGEDLYÂ
- The student doggedly pursued her goal, despite numerous setbacks.
- The athlete doggedly trained every day, even in harsh weather conditions.
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